“Gratitude is the highest form of thought.” – G.K. Chesterton
November 22 2024
We are so grateful for your continued support and engagement. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. We will bring you more Tanzu updates with the Dec 6th edition. There will not be a Tanzu update Nov 28th week.
VMware Tanzu Product Releases
In this section, we will add releases information on Tanzu Platform for Cloud Foundry, Tanzu Platform for Kubernetes, Tanzu Data Services, and Tanzu Spring Essentials Products that are part of Tanzu Platform and Standalone solutions along with its release date and release notes. (Note : Broadcom Support portal requires you to register)
Tanzu Product Downloads | KB article on How to Download Products | Tanzu Product Lifecycle
(Select Tanzu Division to find Tanzu product releases)
| Product Name | Version | Release Date | Related Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMware Tanzu Platform Stemcells (Ubuntu Jammy) Check Release Notes for details | 1.651 | 2024-11-22 | Release Notes |
| VMware Tanzu Platform for Cloud Foundry Tanzu Application Service for VMs (TAS) Check Release Notes for Component version, Feature and Bug Fix details. | 4.0.30+LTS-T 6.0.10+LTS-T | 2024-11-19 | Release Notes Release Notes |
| Tanzu Application Service for VMs [Windows] (TASW) Check Release Notes for Component version, Feature and Bug Fix details. | 4.0.30+LTS-T 6.0.10+LTS-T | 2024-11-19 | Release Notes Release Notes |
| VMware Tanzu Data Solutions VMware Tanzu Greenplum VMware Greenplum 7.3.2 is a maintenance release that resolves several issues. | 7.3.2 | 2024-11-18 | Release Notes |
| VMware Tanzu Platform Spring Essentials Spring Cloud Gateway for VMware Tanzu Check Release Notes for dependency and compatibility details | 2.3.0 | 2024-11-21 | Release Notes |
| Other Releases Isolation Segment (ISO) Check Release Notes for Component version Feature and Bug Fix details. | 4.0.30+LTS-T 6.0.10+LTS-T | 2024-11-19 | Release Notes Release Notes |
VMware Tanzu Product Security Updates
Within the release notes there may be security or governance specific updates that are worth highlighting. The Tanzu Security team reviews each release and summarizes security or governance specific highlights found within the release notes.
Tanzu Security Team Disclaimer:
The summary below is a review of the above product release notes from a security and governance point of view and may not reflect specific security or governance requirements you may require. It also does not include all details from the release notes. Please review the full release notes for release details.
VMware Tanzu Platform for Cloud Foundry
Tanzu Application Service for VMs (TAS) / Isolation Segment (ISO)
- App syslog drains now support Mutual TLS and Internal certificate authorities
- Breaking changes:
- Default stack changed to cflinux4
- Newly pushed apps will use cflinux4
- Support for cflinux3 will be removed in a future release
- Java buildpack 4.62.0 removes Spring AutoReconfiguration library for Spring Boot 3 applications which was deprecated in May 2022.
- Option for human-readable syslog was removed and all logs now use RFC3339 format timestamp.
- Max request header size is now 48KB, any requests for headers larger than this will return a 431 status code. You can still configure this setting to a value up to 1024 KB in the networking tab.
- Ruby and Python have been removed from the cflinux4 stack. New versions of the PHP and Java buildpacks have been introduced to run on top of the stack if it no longer includes the required interpreter.
- 4.0.30 (TAS):
- Bumped versions: backup-and-restore-sdk, capi, cf-autoscale, cf-networking, cflinux3, credhub, nfs-volume, push-tas-portal-release, routing, silk, smb-volume, uaa
- 4.0.30 (ISO):
- Bumped versions: cf-networking, cflinux3, nfs-volume, routing, silk, smb-volume
- 6.0.10 (TAS):
- Bumped versions: backup-and-restore-sdk, capi, cf-autoscaling, cf-networking, cflinuxfs3, credhub, loggregator-agent, nfs-volume, routing, silk, smb-volume, uaa
- 6.0.10 (ISO):
- Bumped versions: cf-networking, cflinux3, loggregator-agent, nfs-volume, routing, silk, smb-volume
Tanzu Application Service for VMs[Windows] (TASW)
- Windows Stemcell v2019.79 has been removed from Broadcom Support because of an incompatibility found in the Windows Updates included and the winc component used in the Tanzu Platform for Cloud Foundry Windows. For details, see Tanzu Platform for Cloud Foundry on Windows – Nov 2024 Stemcell (2019.79) Issue Causing Stuck/Hung BOSH Deployments on Windows Diego Cells in the Broadcom Support KB.
- Windows2019 stemcell: 2019.77
- 4.0.30: Bump versions: windowsfs-release
- 6.0.10: Bump versions: loggregator-agent, windowsfs-release
Stemcells (Ubuntu Jammy)
- USN-7111-1 – Go vulnerabilities – Resolved 14 medium CVEs
- USN-7113-1 – WebKitGTK vulnerabilities – Resolved 2 medium CVEs
- USN-7114-1 – GLib vulnerability – Resolved 1 medium CVE
- USN-7117-1 – needrestart and Module::ScanDeps vulnerabilities – Resolved 5 medium, high CVEs
- USN-7120-1 – Linux kernel vulnerabilities – Resolved 2 medium, high CVEs
- USN-7123-1 – Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities – Resolved 236 low, medium, high CVEs
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions
VMware Tanzu Greenplum
- VMware Greenplum 7.3.2 is a maintenance release that resolves several issues.
- Resolves race conditions in autovacuum during temporary table cleanup.
- Resolves database panic issue that occurred when the system ran out of memory.
- Resolves the permission issue for the /var/log/gpv directory encountered during the initialization of the postmaster service.
VMware Tanzu Platform Spring Essentials
Spring Cloud Gateway for VMware Tanzu
- For users upgrading from versions prior to 2.2.0, please be advised that version 2.2.0 introduced an upgrade to the Gateway’s Hazelcast session state store, and upgrading through this version results in the loss of session state. More information can be found in the 2.2.0 release notes.
- Enhancements included in this release:
- RestrictGraphQLType filter (restricts GraphQL operations by user role)
- Improvements to OpenAPI generation error handling
Check out the troubleshooting Tips and Resolutions on various Tanzu Products. This section is a great resource for you to bookmark and quickly prevent issues before pushing applications to Production.
VMware Tanzu Support Scope
Scope of Support – Tanzu Spring Runtime & OSS Spring Projects – This document is meant to be a practical guide to help understand what is and is not covered by Tanzu Support for customers using Tanzu Spring Runtime & open-source Spring projects that are covered by Tanzu Support.
VMware Tanzu Application Service (TAS)
Antivirus v2.3.5x -v2.3.7x causes VM’s to fail with TAS tile due to memory consumption by clamd – The combination of TAS tile and Antivirus tile v2.3.5x-v2.3.7x can cause TAS VM’s to become unresponsive and fail.
How to troubleshoot App Autoscaler issues in Tanzu Application Service for VMs – App Autoscaler on VMware Tanzu Platform is composed of two apps under the system Org, autoscaling Space and database autoscale. This article demonstrates general troubleshooting steps when hitting an issue with App Autoscaler in Tanzu Application Service for VMs (TAS for VMs).
Tanzu Platform for Cloud Foundry on Windows – Nov 2024 Stemcell (2019.79) Issue Causing Stuck/Hung BOSH Deployments on Windows Diego Cells – There is a compatibilty issue between Tanzu Platform for Cloud Foundry on Windows, and Windows stemcell 2019.79. Check the article for the details.
BBR fails with “Deployment cf -xxxx has no backup scripts” – This error occurs if your CF deployment is missing the backup_restore VM. Check the article for details.
VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Integrated Edition (TKGI)
Error: “Client certificate not found in trust store ErrorCode:99” returned from NSX Manager after appliance failover – TKGI clusters are inaccessible via VIP. Clusters might show stuck “in progress” state. This issue might impact services that utilize NCP to manage NSX-T environments running below version 4.1.2, including TKGI, and TAS.
VMware Tanzu Platform Customer Success Story- CJ ENM
CJ ENM Streamlines Entertainment Services with Tanzu Platform – (Blog) Kang Heedong, CJ ENM
CJ ENM is a Korean entertainment conglomerate that produces dramas, award-winning movies, and reality entertainment. The business has produced and distributed more than 600 film titles, including the Oscar-winning “Parasite” and Cannes award-winning “The Handmaiden.” It’s also a major player in K-POP, animation, and produces musicals for Broadway, the West End, and Asia. Check out their success story of how they streamlined their entertainment services with Tanzu Platform.
VMware Tanzu Platform Spring Essentials
This Month in Spring – November 2024 (Blog) Josh Long Check out another installment of This Month in Spring with Josh Long, featuring updates and releases around Spring.
Demystifying AI Integration with Cloud Foundry: A Spring AI Deep Dive (Blog) Nicky Pike and Adib Saikali This blog post explores the key insights from that discussion and provides a roadmap for organizations looking to enhance their applications with AI.
VMware Tanzu CloudHealth
The New CloudHealth Experience Responds to the Top Customer Requests (Blog) TJ March In June, at FinOps X in San Diego, the team debuted the Private Beta of our new CloudHealth experience while work continued.
FinOps X Europe: Recapping an Incredible Week in Barcelona (Blog) Lucas Paratore FinOps teams are taking on responsibilities beyond public cloud. Major announcements from FinOps X Europe was the introduction of “Scopes”. CloudHealth offers unparalleled extensibility and API support, including collection of many asset types multiple times per day using cloud provider APIs)
Cloud Foundry Weekly Series – Subscribe | RSS Feed
Cloud Foundry Weekly: The vibe at Kubecon: Ep 36 – (Video) Nicky Pike, Nick Kuhn Nicky sharing insights from Kubecon North America! He will share his stories from working at the Cloud Foundry Foundation and VMware Tanzu booths.
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions
AI & ML Fundamentals Using Spring and Cloud Native Data Services– (Video Recording) Gregory Green went over his approach for building AI apps, using Spring, Postgres, Valkey, and RabbitMQ. All in the service of meatloaf.
VMware Explore Catchup
VMware Explore Blog Library (Blog) Check out all of the blogs and releases from VMware Explore Las Vegas and Barcelona.
Upcoming Events and Webinars sorted in Date order below for your convenience with relevant links and information for you to not miss these key happenings.
VMware Explore Barcelona Recap VMware Explore Video Library(Recordings)Dive into the sessions captured at VMware Explore 2024 to sharpen your skills and get deeper cloud insights. Don’t miss the Barcelona general session and the hundreds of sessions captured at Explore Las Vegas. It’s all available, at your fingertips.
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Tanzu Fundamentals (Videos)
Tanzu Webinars – New home
Tanzu Blogs – Migration still in progress , some old blogs may not redirect to new home
Tanzu Documentation – Migrated from docs.vmware.com to Techdocs.broadcom.comTanzu Hands on Labs (HOL) – Self Paced Labs to try hands on Tanzu Products
